I thought online classes were more difficult too.
The tests were hard, and it was a fast moving pace.
You got it, Turbo. It is. And I am taking a class over the holiday break (Winterm) and it's condensed into 3 weeks. I read 15 chapters the first week! Quizzes almost daily and a big Midterm and Final. And to top it all off, it's and Appreciation of Art class. UGH!!
The biggest thing is I liken the analogy of getting a treadmill at home or home gym. The average Joe says he/she is going to train at home and it will save time, no gym fees and blah blah blah. But you have to motivate yourself and really keep your nose to the grindstone because if you get behind, your screwed.
In all honesty online courses are a way to make money for the university or community college, but in reality, online courses get dropped way more than actual classroom classes because they know people will fall behind. They are still getting at least part of your tuition even if you drop.
If someone was considering it, I would take one class to start off to acclimate yourself or maybe even do half and half if you could. From experience, I would much prefer an interactive classroom any day over online. As previously stated so many more intangibles that are beneficial to you.